Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope.<br><br><br><br>The opening of a Japanese parasol takes old Henry Lee on a reminiscent journey back to the 1940s, at the height of the war, when young Henry"s world is a jumble of confusion and excitement, and to his father, who is obsessed with the war in China and having Henry grow up American.<br><br><br><br>